Brexit: Banks – on the road to somewhere?
If Brexit has done one thing, it is to create yet more uncertainty in the financial sector. Immediately after the referendum, the media was rife with reports that banks were…
Workspace is not all about desk space
By Brickendon Principal Consultant Jonathan PellWhat do UBS, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank, Google, Microsoft, KPMG and Ernst & Young all have in common? Yes, they are all global organisations,…
Location Optimisation in a Brexit world
Britain’s decision to trigger Article 50 in March of 2017 has caused ramifications across all areas of the business world. Location optimisation decisions that were once focussed purely on cost…
Aiming for the right end result with Brickendon’s project control function
Whether it’s the Oscars, election results, or an IT or regulatory change project within a large financial organisation, getting the right result is essential. While all programmes set out to…
ROI versus VOI in the war against project costs
Are companies using the wrong metrics to prioritise their projects?For years the preferred choice to determine whether a project is viable has been Return on Investment (ROI). ROI is a way…
Brickendon Solution – Vendor Selection
STRATEGIC DATA ORGANISATION SOLUTIONSelecting a vendor is not as simple as often thought. The process contains many possible hurdles, which rely on mature experience to ensure the correct and most…
Brickendon Solution – Programme Recovery
STRATEGIC DATA ORGANISATION SOLUTIONPrograms often take on a life of their own and can easily deviate from strategic objectives and the agreed plan. Our skilled Project Management SMEs can help…
Brickendon Solution – Location Strategy
STRATEGIC DATA ORGANISATION SOLUTIONLocation Strategy should form a key part of any successful organisation’s corporate strategy and carried out correctly, can reduce a company’s operating costs by as much as…
Creating an independent project control function
A large global bank was struggling to manage the expectations and requirements of stakeholders involved in a largescale programme. Brickendon was called upon to ensure that everyone involved was confident…
It’s all about the recovery
By Richard WarrenRecent history is littered with expensive failures. Whether it’s the UK National Health Service’s abandoned patient record system that cost the British taxpayer an estimated £10 billion, the…